Standen House and Garden

Explore an arts and crafts family home at Standen where you'll find Morris & Co. interiors and changing exhibitions.

Explore the woodlands at Standen and follow our self-guided walking trails. Look out for Exmoor ponies and wildlife along the way.

Find out about our ambitious restoration project to restore the gardens to the Arts and Crafts-inspired vision of Margaret Beale at the turn of the 20th century.

Visit Standen and join us in a series of activities and tours, from 1 to 30 June, celebrating the completion of our ambitious project to restore the garden back to its 1920s heyday.

For those wishing to delve deeper into the history of the garden revival, this exhibition will look at the people and places that influenced Mrs Beale with the garden at Standen. Sat 6 May – Sun 3 Sept 11am-4pm. Free, normal admission applies.

Designers Peter Thwaites & Rebecca Aird have been commissioned to create a collection of modern hand-printed fabrics and wallpapers for Standen, using inspiration gathered by visitors, volunteers and staff.

Designer Will Shannon uses Arts & Crafts principles of using local materials and traditional handcrafted skills to make 'Bothy'. Stop for a while as you walk round the garden to discover this small folly like space.

Enjoy a range of fresh and seasonal meals and snacks in the Barn Café.

Take inspiration from the house and find Morris & Co. style gifts and textiles in the gift shop. Pick up a plant grown in the nursery and grow a bit of Standen in your own garden.

The Friends of Standen Estate aim to actively promote the work of the Standen Estate.

Members of our National Trust supporter groups in Sussex help fund raise for places like Nymans and Sheffield Park - they also get together for days out and talks and tours or volunteer at their local place.

Philip Webb often drew inspiration from landscapes and historic buildings, and decided to preserve and incorporate some of the medieval farm buildings on the site into his design. Despite these historic influences, Standen was built as a thoroughly modern home, complete with central heating and electricity.

The Beales were one of a number of prominent non-conformist families from Birmingham, who had prospered during the city’s manufacturing boom, and dominated the social and business life of the city.